Materials & Systems Research will develop a vacuum infiltration process for adding catalysts to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes. The team will work to enhance SOFC performance through the infiltration of active nano-catalysts into cathode backbones, while leveraging well-established SOFC fabrication techniques for scaling-up a proof-of-concept demonstration. The infiltration apparatus and protocol will also be developed as part of the project work.

Project Benefits

The process will be validated in button cells, short stacks, and kilowatt-scale stack testing and will support manufacturing scale-up to meet cost goals. If successful, fuel cell performance and cost would be improved helping to commercialize a technology capable of generating electricity very efficiently with near-zero emissions.